Cause-Effect of Gender Stereotypes

It was unheard of for women to do jobs and activities along side men up until the 90's and the turn of the century. Now we have woman fighting in our armed forces over seas, working on construction sites, and owning and operating businesses. The reason why I believe it has taken woman so long to do these jobs and activities, and society to accept it, is because the work back then was a lot harder than it is now, especially with the technology we have today. Plus there always had to be someone that would stay home to watch the kids, clean, and cook, and I believe it was something that woman just inherited and got used to over the years. Woman have been neglected and almost, if you will, shunned upon in the work force, in which leads me into what I want to discuss in this paper.

The only woman in our military in the early 1900's were nurses that volunteered for it, and were mainly from different countries. World War Two was the first time woman could have a ranking position in the army, but those women would only be in the reserve. When the war was over however, the army kicked the woman out, and put millions of woman back in the kitchen with out a job. It took until the Korean War for President Harry Truman to sign an act for woman to serve and work in the military along side men. Since then, the number of woman in our armed forces has been increasing. There is, however, a policy from the Pentagon prohibiting woman from serving in frontline combat roles. I just read in the news the other day about a 19 year old woman that had earned the silver star medal for heroism and bravery. She was the second to do so since World War Two, and the eighth female to get it ever in the United States military. Stated by the Associated Press at www.msnbc.msn.com Its a medal that few men achieve while on duty as well. That tells me anyone can do anything. You just have to be motivated and obligated to go out of the way to do something. Woman are no different then men in the